Data sharing is an unavoidable aspect of business in healthcare. The tricky part is that we can’t completely control the security of our data once it’s in the hands of third-party vendors.

Click on the following link for the article: www.govhealthit.com

A good article, not just for IT and data sharing.  Good for the entity itself and for third-party risk management in general.  Also consider for example fraud, FCPA, environmental, etc.  This article doesn’t contain specifics, but it provides a good overall approach and mindset for third party risk management.  Dave Tate, CPA, Esq.